Resistor?

[smithy 1]

evening all

 

done a search but all it brings up is about fan resistor.

 

can anyone advise what the resistor behind bumper under the N/S headlamp is for? it is same resistor as the rad fan one just got a lot thinner wires on it.

[welshpug 1,666]

its for the dim-dip headlight system.

[mickie 3]

whats the point in it ? you can run the exterior lights without it

[Rob_the_Sparky 10]

whats the point in it ? you can run the exterior lights without it

 

You only have side lights without it, with it you have dim-dips - these are actually worth having on, the side lights on their own are so dim you may as well not use them once moving.

[mickie 3]

are you saying side lights on the front's are pointless ? haha

 

im running without dim/dip, so just have sidelights/dip and mainbeam..

 

im thinking i should still pass an MOT ? would i be right in thinking this ?

[Rob_the_Sparky 10]

Yeah, I don't think there is any requirement for dim-dip to work. TBH even if there is, the tester has to be awake enough to realise that the 205 should have them!

[smithy 1]

Yeah, I don't think there is any requirement for dim-dip to work. TBH even if there is, the tester has to be awake enough to realise that the 205 should have them!

 

Thanks for the reply although I do not see the need for it,other cars manage just fine without one.

Nice to know what it is there for though.